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Roalfe AK, Taylor CJ, Hobbs FR. Long term changes in health-related quality of life for people with heart failure: the ECHOES study. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 10:211-222. [PMID: 36184768 PMCID: PMC9871712 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) impairs all aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but little is known about the effect of developing HF on HRQoL over time. We aimed to report changes in HRQoL over a 13-year period. METHODS AND RESULTS HRQoL was measured in the Echocardiographic Heart of England Screening (ECHOES) study and the ECHOES-X follow-up study (N = 1618) using the SF-36 questionnaire (Version 1). Mixed modelling compared changes in HRQoL across diagnostic groups, adjusting for potential predictors and design variables. Patients who had developed HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) or HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) at rescreening had significantly greater reduction in physical functioning (PF) and role physical (RP) scores compared with those without HF; adjusted mean difference in PF: HFrEF -16.1, [95% confidence interval (CI) -22.2 to -10.1]; HFpEF -14.6, (95% CI -21.2 to -8.1); in RP: HFrEF -20.7, (95% CI -31.8 to -9.7); HFpEF -19.3, (95% CI -31.0 to -7.6). Changes in HRQoL of those with a HF diagnosis at baseline and rescreen, with exception of role emotion, were similar to those without HF but started from a much lower baseline score. CONCLUSIONS People with a new diagnosis of HF at rescreening had a significant reduction in HRQoL. Conversely, for those with HF detected on initial screening, little change was observed in HRQoL scores on rescreening. Further research is required to understand the development of HF over time and to test interventions designed to prevent decline in HRQoL, potentially through earlier diagnosis and treatment optimization.
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- Andrea K. Roalfe
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health SciencesUniversity of OxfordRadcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock RoadOxfordOX2 6GGUK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health SciencesUniversity of OxfordRadcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock RoadOxfordOX2 6GGUK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health SciencesUniversity of OxfordRadcliffe Primary Care Building, Woodstock RoadOxfordOX2 6GGUK
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Solomon DH, Colvin A, Lange-Maia BS, Derby C, Dugan S, Jackson EA, Ruppert K, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Santacroce L, Strotmeyer ES, Avis NE. Factors Associated With 10-Year Declines in Physical Health and Function Among Women During Midlife. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2142773. [PMID: 35006247 PMCID: PMC8749479 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Women in midlife often develop chronic conditions and experience declines in physical health and function. Identifying factors associated with declines in physical health and function among these women may allow for targeted interventions. OBJECTIVE To examine the factors associated with clinically important 10-year declines in the physical component summary score (PCS) of the Short Form 36 (SF-36), a widely used patient-reported outcome measure, in women in midlife. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This longitudinal cohort study collected data from geographically dispersed sites in the US. Participants were part of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of women enrolled at or immediately before the menopause transition. Women have been followed for up to 21 years, between 1996 and 2016, with annual visits. Data were analyzed from October 2020 to March 2021. EXPOSURES Demographic indicators, health status measures, and laboratory and imaging assessments. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The main outcome was a clinically important decline (≥8 points) on the PCS, based on the 10-year difference in scores between ages 55 and 65 years. RESULTS From the SWAN cohort of 3302 women, 1091 women (median [IQR] age, 54.8 [54.3-55.4] years; 264 [24.2%] Black women; 126 [11.6%] Chinese women; 135 [12.4%] Japanese women; 566 [51.9%] White women) were eligible for analyses based on duration of follow-up and availability of SF-36 data. At age 55, women had a median (IQR) body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of 27.0 (23.2-32.6), a median (IQR) baseline PCS of 53.1 (46.8-56.7), 108 women (9.9%) were current smokers, and 938 women (86.3%) had at least 1 comorbidity. Between ages 55 and 65 years, the median (IQR) change in PCS was -1.02 (-6.11 to 2.53) points with 206 women (18.9%) experiencing declines of 8 points or more. In multivariable models, factors associated with clinically important decline included higher baseline PCS (odds ratio [OR], 1.08; 95% CI, 1.06-1.11), greater BMI (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.03-1.09), less educational attainment (OR, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.32-2.65), current smoking (OR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.14-3.26), osteoarthritis (OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.01-2.09), clinically significant depressive symptoms (OR, 2.03; 95% CI, 1.34-3.09), and cardiovascular disease (OR, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.26-3.36). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cohort study, clinically important declines in women's physical health and function were relatively common between ages 55 and 65 years. Several variables associated with these declines were identified as potentially useful components in a clinical score identifying women at increased risk of physical health and functional declines.
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- Daniel H. Solomon
- Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Neurology, and Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Social Sciences & Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Andreacchi AT, Oz UE, Bassim C, Griffith LE, Mayhew A, Pigeyre M, Stranges S, Verschoor CP, Anderson LN. Clustering of obesity-related characteristics: A latent class analysis from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Prev Med 2021; 153:106739. [PMID: 34298025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Measures of obesity, including body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), do not fully capture the complexity of obesity-related health risks. This study identified distinct classes of obesity-related characteristics and evaluated their associations with BMI, WC, and percent body fat (%BF) using cross-sectional data from 30,096 participants aged 45-85 in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (2011-2015). Sixteen obesity-related variables, including behavioural, metabolic, physical health, and mental health/social factors, were included in a latent class analysis to identify distinct classes of participants. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) were estimated from logistic regression for associations between each class and obesity defined by BMI, WC and %BF. Six latent classes were identified: "low-risk" (39.8%), "cardiovascular risk" (19.4%), "metabolic risk" (16.9%), "sleep and mental health risk" (12.1%), "multiple and complex risk" (6.7%), and "cardiometabolic risk" (5.1%). Compared to "low-risk", all classes had increased odds of BMI-, WC- and %BF-defined obesity. For example, the "complex and multiple risk" class was associated with obesity by BMI (OR: 10.70, 95% confidence interval (CI): 9.51, 12.04), WC (OR: 9.21, 95% CI: 8,15, 10,41) and %BF (OR: 7.54, 95% CI: 6.21, 9.16). Distinct classes of obesity-related characteristics were identified and were strongly associated with obesity defined by multiple measures.
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- Alessandra T Andreacchi
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada; Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging, McMaster University, MIP Suite 109A, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, McMaster University, MIP Suite 109A-175 Longwood Rd. South, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 0A1, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada; Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging, McMaster University, MIP Suite 109A, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, McMaster University, MIP Suite 109A-175 Longwood Rd. South, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 0A1, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, 20 Copeland Ave., Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2, Canada; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, 1465 Richmond St., Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine, London, ON, N6G 2M1, Canada; Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, 1465 Richmond St., Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine, London, Ontario N6G 2M1, Canada; Department of Population Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 1A-B, rue Thomas Edison, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg; Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Room E6-117 - 800 Commissioners Rd. East, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada
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- Health Sciences North Research Institute, 56 Walford Rd., Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2H3, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada; Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada.
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de la Torre-Luque A, Cabello M, Lara E, de la Fuente J, Miret M, Sanchez-Niubo A, Haro JM, Ayuso-Mateos JL. Functioning profiles in a nationally representative cohort of Spanish older adults: A latent class study. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2020; 28:2190-2198. [PMID: 32501615 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ageing well involves individuals continuing participating in personal, social and civic affairs even in older age. From this standpoint, limitations in individual's functioning (beyond the mere absence of disease) may drastically impact on how well people becoming older. This study aimed to identify functional status profiles in a nationally representative sample of older adults, using latent class analysis methods. Moreover, it intended to study the how identified classes would be related to health-related outcomes later in life, as a way to provide some evidence on predictive validity. Data from a nationally representative sample of Spanish older adults (N = 2,118; 56.18% women; M = 71.50 years, SD = 7.76), were used. Profiles were identified according to a large set of functioning indicators from multiple domains using latent class analysis. Outcomes were studied over a 3-year follow-up, considering both the individual (quality of life, well-being and mortality) and institutional level (health service utilisation). As a result, seven profiles were identified: normative profile (showed by most participants), limited cognitive functioning class, limited global functioning class, limited mental and mobility functioning class, poor self-reported health class, limited sensory functioning class and limited objective functioning class. All the profiles with limitations across domains showed poor outcomes. Multidimensional limitations were related to the worst outcomes, especially when psychosomatic complaints and high feelings of loneliness were reported. To sum up, latent class analysis constitutes a suitable alternative to study population heterogeneity, providing relevant evidence to help making decision in public and community health.
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- Alejandro de la Torre-Luque
- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
- Department of Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS Princesa), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS Princesa), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS Princesa), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS Princesa), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS Princesa), Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Mikkola TM, Kautiainen H, von Bonsdorff MB, Salonen MK, Wasenius N, Kajantie E, Eriksson JG. Body composition and changes in health-related quality of life in older age: a 10-year follow-up of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. Qual Life Res 2020; 29:2039-2050. [PMID: 32124264 PMCID: PMC7363735 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02453-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Purpose Most studies examining the associations between body composition and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older age have been cross-sectional and analyzed only fat or lean mass. Hence, it is poorly known whether fat and lean mass are independently associated with subsequent changes in HRQoL. We investigated whether baseline lean and fat mass are associated with changes in HRQoL over a 10-year period in older adults. Methods We studied 1044 men and women from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study (age 57–70 years at baseline). Bioelectrical impedance analysis was used to derive baseline fat mass index (FMI, fat mass/height2) and lean mass index (lean mass/height2), dichotomized at sex-specific medians. HRQoL was assessed using RAND 36-item Health Survey at baseline and follow-up 10 years later. Results When controlled for lean mass and adjusted for potential confounders, high baseline FMI was associated with a greater decline in general health (standardized regression coefficient [β] = − 0.13, p = 0.001), physical functioning (β = − 0.11, p = 0.002), role physical (β = − 0.13, p = 0.003), vitality (β = − 0.08, p = 0.027), role emotional (β = − 0.12, p = 0.007), and physical component score (β = − 0.14, p < 0.001). High baseline FMI was also associated with low HRQoL in all physical domains at baseline (β: from − 0.38 to − 0.10). Lean mass was not strongly associated with HRQoL at baseline or change in HRQoL. Conclusion In older community-dwelling adults, higher fat mass is, independent of lean mass, associated with lower physical HRQoL and greater decline in HRQoL. Prevention of adiposity may contribute to preservation of a good quality of life in older age.
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- Tuija M Mikkola
- Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland. .,Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.,Primary Health Care Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.,Gerontology Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.,Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.,PEDEGO Research Unit, MRC Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University for Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Avis NE, Colvin A, Bromberger JT, Hess R. Midlife Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2019; 73:1574-1580. [PMID: 29596565 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Midlife represents an important time to evaluate health status and health behaviors that may affect health-related quality of life (HRQL) in later years. This study examines change in women's HRQL over 11 years from ages 47-59 to 57-69 and identifies midlife characteristics that predict HRQL at older ages. Methods Physical (PCS) and mental component summaries (MCS) of the SF-36 were used to assess HRQL from 2002 to 2013 in 2,614 women from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a multiethnic/racial cohort study. We used locally weighted scatterplot smoothing (LOESS) models to obtain unadjusted predicted mean trajectories of PCS and MCS as a function of age. Results LOESS predicted PCS declined from 51.6 to 47.1, whereas MCS increased from 49.2 to 53.1. In multivariable models, controlling for baseline PCS, higher baseline physical activity (p = .002) and increase in physical activity from baseline (p < .0001) predicted better PCS. Time since baseline (ie, aging; p < .001), higher baseline body mass index (p < .0001), increased body mass index over time (p < .0001), smoking (p < .05), two or more medical conditions (p < .0001), sleep problems (p < .0001), and urinary incontinence (p < .0001) were related to lower PCS. Early (p = .004) and late postmenopause (p = .001; vs. premenopause) and aging (p = .05) predicted higher MCS. Predictors of lower MCS were less than very good health (p < .0001), sleep problems (p < .0001), stressful life events (p < .0001), higher perceived stress (p < .0001), and higher trait anxiety (p = .004). Race/ethnicity was related to MCS, but not PCS. Conclusions Several potentially modifiable midlife factors, such as improved sleep hygiene, physical activity, and body mass index, might improve HRQL for older women.
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- Nancy E Avis
- Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Salt Lake City.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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Bandari R, Heravi-Karimooi M, Miremadi M, Mohebbi L, Montazeri A. The Iranian version of geriatric anxiety inventory (GAI-P): a validation study. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2019; 17:118. [PMID: 31296228 PMCID: PMC6624870 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-019-1176-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems experienced by the elderly that affects quality of life. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI-P) in order to provide a valid instrument for measuring anxiety in this population. Methods Forward-backward translation was used to translate the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory from English into Persian and was tested by 10 elderly to assess its face validity. Then a sample of elderly people attending health centers in Dezful, Iran completed the questionnaire. Validity was assessed using both exploratory and confirmatory factors analysis, known-groups comparison (abused and non-abused elderly) also was administered. The internal consistency of the instrument was assessed using Kuder-Richardson 20 coefficients (KR-20). Afterwards, the reliability and validity through assessing the correlation between the Persian version of the GAI-P and the SF-36, were measured. Results In all 720 elderly completed the questionnaire. Of these data from 420 elderly were used for exploratory factor analysis and the data from the remaining 300 elderly were used for confirmatory factor analysis. The exploratory factor analysis showed a three-factor solution (cognitive, arousal and somatic) for the questionnaire that jointly explained 59.48% of the overall variance observed. The confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor solution and the second-order latent factor model. The findings indicated a positive and significant correlation between the two measures lending support to its concurrent validity (r = 0.67, p < .001).Ultimately, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory was found to have a favorable internal consistency. Conclusion This study confirmed that the GAI-P is a valid measure of anxiety in elderly population and now can be used in geriatric studies in Iran.
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- Razieh Bandari
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Elderly Care Research Center, College of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Faculty of Nursing Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
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- Population Health Group Health Metrics Research Centre, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. .,Faculty of Humanity Sciences, University of Science & Culture ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
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Oetzel JG, Hokowhitu B, Simpson M, Reddy R, Cameron MP, Meha P, Johnston K, Nock S, Greensill H, Harding T, Shelford P, Smith LT. Correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life for Māori Elders Involved in a Peer Education Intervention. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019; 24:559-569. [PMID: 31274386 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2019.1637483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to identify social determinant and communication correlates of health-related quality of life for kaumātua (Māori elders) in New Zealand. A total of 209 kaumātua completed a self-report survey of self-rated health, physical/mental quality of life, spirituality, and a series of questions about social determinants (e.g., factors related to income) and communication variables (e.g., loneliness, social support, cultural identity, and perceived burden/benefit). The survey was baseline data for a peer education intervention to help kaumātua work through life transitions in older age. The main findings of this study were that social determinants, particularly difficulty paying bills, accounted for a small amount of variance in physical/mental quality of life and self-rated health. Further, the communication correlates of loneliness, perceived burden, and desired support accounted for about three times as much variance in these two outcomes all with negative associations. Strength of tribal identity, importance of whānau (extended family), and knowledge of tikanga (customs and protocols) accounted for a moderate amount variance in spirituality with positive associations. These findings have important theoretical and practical implications for positive aging.
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- John G Oetzel
- a Waikato Management School, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- b Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- a Waikato Management School, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- a Waikato Management School, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- c Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- b Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- b Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- a Waikato Management School, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- a Waikato Management School, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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- b Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato , Hamilton , New Zealand
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Scarabottolo CC, Cyrino ES, Nakamura PM, Tebar WR, Canhin DDS, Gobbo LA, Christofaro DGD. Relationship of different domains of physical activity practice with health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e027751. [PMID: 31253620 PMCID: PMC6609057 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the association between different domains of physical activity (PA) and health-related domains of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults, independent of confounding variables. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS In total, 400 individuals 60 years or above were randomly selected to participate in the study. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES PA was assessed by a questionnaire in three different domains (work/occupational, sports/gym and leisure time) and total PA. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey was used to evaluate HRQoL. The variables socioeconomic condition, marital status and presence of health professional-diagnosed comorbidities were self-reported. RESULTS The mean age of the sample was 71.5 (±8.4) years, of whom 58% (n=232) were female. Male older adults showed higher scores of PA in sports, leisure time and in total PA than female adults. Older adults who were more physically active in the work/occupational domain were associated with better scores in functional capacity (OR=1.73, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.93) and general health perception (OR=1.61, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.56). Those who presented a higher score in the sports/gym domain had better scores in functional capacity, even after adjustment for comorbidities (OR=1.72, 95% CI 1.01 to 2.96). Individuals with higher activity in leisure time were more likely to have better scores in functional capacity (OR=1.75, 95% CI 1.03 to 2.98), body pain (OR=1.74, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.78) and mental health (OR=1.67, 95% CI 1.03 to 2.69). Older adults who were more active in total PA were 77% more likely to have better scores in functional capacity (OR=1.77, 95% CI 1.04 to 3.02). CONCLUSION Physically active older adults in the different domains of PA presented better HRQoL parameters, reinforcing the importance of studies analysing PA in different contexts and in countries with low and medium socioeconomic conditions.
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- Catarina Covolo Scarabottolo
- Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Campus de Presidente Prudente, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Physical Education Department, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Instituto de Biociencias, Campus de Rio Claro, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Campus de Presidente Prudente, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Campus de Presidente Prudente, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Campus de Presidente Prudente, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Campus de Presidente Prudente, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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Yu B, Zanetti KA, Temprosa M, Albanes D, Appel N, Barrera CB, Ben-Shlomo Y, Boerwinkle E, Casas JP, Clish C, Dale C, Dehghan A, Derkach A, Eliassen AH, Elliott P, Fahy E, Gieger C, Gunter MJ, Harada S, Harris T, Herr DR, Herrington D, Hirschhorn JN, Hoover E, Hsing AW, Johansson M, Kelly RS, Khoo CM, Kivimäki M, Kristal BS, Langenberg C, Lasky-Su J, Lawlor DA, Lotta LA, Mangino M, Le Marchand L, Mathé E, Matthews CE, Menni C, Mucci LA, Murphy R, Oresic M, Orwoll E, Ose J, Pereira AC, Playdon MC, Poston L, Price J, Qi Q, Rexrode K, Risch A, Sampson J, Seow WJ, Sesso HD, Shah SH, Shu XO, Smith GCS, Sovio U, Stevens VL, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Takebayashi T, Tillin T, Travis R, Tzoulaki I, Ulrich CM, Vasan RS, Verma M, Wang Y, Wareham NJ, Wong A, Younes N, Zhao H, Zheng W, Moore SC. The Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS): Metabolomics in 47 Prospective Cohort Studies. Am J Epidemiol 2019; 188:991-1012. [PMID: 31155658 PMCID: PMC6545286 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwz028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS) was established in 2014 to facilitate large-scale collaborative research on the human metabolome and its relationship with disease etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis. COMETS comprises 47 cohorts from Asia, Europe, North America, and South America that together include more than 136,000 participants with blood metabolomics data on samples collected from 1985 to 2017. Metabolomics data were provided by 17 different platforms, with the most frequently used labs being Metabolon, Inc. (14 cohorts), the Broad Institute (15 cohorts), and Nightingale Health (11 cohorts). Participants have been followed for a median of 23 years for health outcomes including death, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and others; many of the studies are ongoing. Available exposure-related data include common clinical measurements and behavioral factors, as well as genome-wide genotype data. Two feasibility studies were conducted to evaluate the comparability of metabolomics platforms used by COMETS cohorts. The first study showed that the overlap between any 2 different laboratories ranged from 6 to 121 metabolites at 5 leading laboratories. The second study showed that the median Spearman correlation comparing 111 overlapping metabolites captured by Metabolon and the Broad Institute was 0.79 (interquartile range, 0.56-0.89).
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- Bing Yu
- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Information Management Services, Inc., Rockville, Maryland
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d´Investigacions Mediques, Barcelona, Spain
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Institute of Health Informatics Research, UCL Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Institute of Health Informatics Research, UCL Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council–Public Health England Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Massachusetts
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- Medical Research Council–Public Health England Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health Research, Imperial College Biomedical Research Center, London, United Kingdom
- Health Data Research UK Center at Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Science Laboratory
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, California
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- Systems Genetics and Genomics Unit, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
- Duke–National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Epidemiology Program, Honolulu, Hawaii
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Massachusetts
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Division of Cancer Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
- Division of Cancer Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of Women’s Health, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Information Management Services, Inc., Rockville, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Massachusetts
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Institute for Health Research, Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Center, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Center for Trophoblast Research, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council–Public Health England Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts
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- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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Abolhassani N, Santos-Eggimann B, Büla C, Goy R, Guessous I, Henchoz Y. Quality of life profile in three cohorts of community-dwelling Swiss older people. BMC Geriatr 2019; 19:96. [PMID: 30940085 PMCID: PMC6444620 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1112-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Quality of life (QoL) is a subjective and dynamic concept resulting from an interplay between importance of and satisfaction with different aspects of life. However, it is unclear whether social contexts experienced by individuals born at specific times in history (cohort effects) may influence QoL in old age. This study aimed to compare among older persons born before, during, and at the end of World War II: a) satisfaction with QoL, overall and per domains; b) importance of QoL domains. Methods This repeated cross-sectional study included representative samples of community-dwelling adults born in 1934–1938 (pre-war), 1939–1943 (war), and 1944–1948 (baby-boom) from the Lausanne cohort 65+. QoL was assessed overall, and in seven domains in 2011 and 2016. Two-by-two cohort comparisons were performed at ages 68–72 (war versus baby-boom) and 73–77 years (pre-war versus war). Results Overall satisfaction with QoL did not differ between cohorts despite increased education level across cohorts and a shift between pre-war and war cohorts towards lower morbidity and higher proportion living alone. However, “Feeling of safety” consistently showed significant improvements from earlier to later-born cohorts. Furthermore, the war cohort reported higher satisfaction than pre-war cohort in “Autonomy”. Conversely, no significant difference was observed between cohorts in importance of QoL domains, except increased importance given to “Health and mobility” in the war compared to pre-war cohort. Conclusions Societal changes reflected in the profile of successive elders’ cohorts did not appear to modify the overall satisfaction with QoL. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12877-019-1112-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Nazanin Abolhassani
- Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Biopôle 2, SV-A, Bio2-00-161, Route de la Corniche 10, 1010, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Biopôle 2, SV-A, Bio2-00-161, Route de la Corniche 10, 1010, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Rehabilitation, Lausanne university hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Pro Senectute Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Biopôle 2, SV-A, Bio2-00-161, Route de la Corniche 10, 1010, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Temporal changes in importance of quality of life domains: a longitudinal study in community-dwelling Swiss older people. Qual Life Res 2019; 28:421-428. [DOI: 10.1007/s11136-018-1983-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Sex differences in relation patterns between health-related quality of life of older adults and its correlates: a population-based cross-sectional study in Madeira, Portugal. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2018; 20:e54. [PMID: 30208982 PMCID: PMC7008396 DOI: 10.1017/s1463423618000233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A population-based cross-sectional study aimed to examine sex differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of older adults, and investigate whether the relation patterns between HRQoL and its correlates differed between sexes. A stratified proportional and representative sample included 802 volunteers, aged 60–79. HRQoL (36-item Short Form Health Survey), functional fitness (Senior Fitness Test), physical activity (PA) (Baecke questionnaire), demographic information and health features (questionnaires) were assessed. Men showed significantly higher HRQoL (P<0.001). Body mass index, body strength, aerobic endurance, PA, depressive symptoms, falls, and living alone were significantly related to HRQoL. With sex as moderator, these relations were not significant, except for PA (β=0.12, P=0.004). A significant interaction of sex with PA on HRQoL (β=0.08, P=0.037) was found, indicating that this relation was higher in men. A similar relation pattern was found for HRQoL physical component. HRQoL and its correlates differed between sexes, demanding a sex specific approach to promote HRQoL.
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Dao-Tran TH, Seib C, Jones L, Anderson D. A cross-cultural comparison of health-related quality of life and its associated factors among older women in Vietnam and Australia. BMC Res Notes 2018. [PMID: 29534763 PMCID: PMC5851272 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3282-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective This study compared health-related quality of life and its associated factors among 305 women in Vietnam and 175 women in Australia aged 60–71. Descriptive analyses, Chi square, independent t-tests, and General Linear Models were used for data analysis. Results After controlling for socio-demographics, lifestyles, and chronic diseases, older women in Vietnam had lower levels of physical health but similar levels of mental health to those in Australia. In both populations, chronic disease and diet were associated with physical health; physical activity was related to mental health. In Australia, physical activity, exercise, and Body Mass Index were also associated with physical health; age, alcohol consumption, and sleep were also linked with mental health. In Vietnam, age and marital status were also related to physical health; chronic diseases and diet were also correlated with mental health. These findings suggested that interventions developed in Australia targeting the management of diet and physical activity, may be useful for older women in Vietnam. However, future interventions in Vietnam need to be tailored to account for different age groups, marital status, and the number of chronic diseases experienced. Further investigation into the contributions of cultural factors to health-related quality of life is recommended.
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- Tiet-Hanh Dao-Tran
- Centre for Work, Organisation, and Wellbeing, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. .,University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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Kim M, Kim J, Won CW. Association between involuntary weight loss with low muscle mass and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: Nationwide surveys (KNHANES 2008-2011). Exp Gerontol 2018; 106:39-45. [PMID: 29499371 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between involuntary weight loss with low muscle mass and health-related quality of life in a large representative sample of older adults. METHODS A nationwide cross-sectional study based on data from the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, 2008 to 2011. Study participants included 2249 individuals aged ≥70 years. The participants reported an unintentional weight loss >3 kg in the past year. Appendicular lean mass was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and calculated with the appendicular lean mass index. Health-related quality of life was measured using the EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D) instrument. Univariate and multivariate survey logistic regression models were used to calculate odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the lowest quintile of the EQ-5D index. RESULTS In total, 39.1% of participants were male and 60.9% were female. The weighted mean age was 75.6 years (95% CI; 75.3-75.9). Clinically significant weight loss is typically 5% of one's body weight; average, 2.8 kg (3.1 kg for men; 2.7 kg, women) for our participants. Compared with the normal reference group and after adjusting for potential confounders, the ORs for the lowest quintile of the EQ-5D indices were 1.39 (95% CI, 0.92-2.10), 2.56 (95% CI, 1.56-4.18), and 3.40 (95% CI, 2.05 to 5.63) for the low muscle mass, involuntary weight loss, involuntary weight loss with low muscle mass groups, respectively. CONCLUSION Involuntary weight loss combined with low muscle mass was more closely associated with poor quality of life than involuntary weight loss alone in community-dwelling older adults.
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- Miji Kim
- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, College of Medicine, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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OBJECTIVE Increases in body weight and declining physical activity that may accompany aging are linked to a range of problems affecting daily life (i.e., decreased mobility and overall quality of life). This study investigates the actual and perceived neighborhood environment on overweight and obese urban older adults. METHOD We selected 217 individuals aged 65+ who answered questions about their neighborhood on the 2009 Speak to Your Health survey. Using multinomial regression models and geospatial models, we examined relationships between neighborhood environment and BMI. RESULTS We found that obese older adults were 63% less likely to have a park within their neighborhood ( p = .04). Our results also show that older adults who perceive their neighborhood crime as very high are 12 times more likely to be overweight ( p = .04). DISCUSSION Findings suggest that parks may affect BMI in older adults; however, neighborhood perceptions play a greater role.
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Ericson H, Skoog T, Johansson M, Wåhlin-Larsson B. Resistance training is linked to heightened positive motivational state and lower negative affect among healthy women aged 65–70. J Women Aging 2017; 30:366-381. [DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2017.1301720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Helena Ericson
- School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- School of Law, Psychology, and Social Work, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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Baptista LC, Dias G, Souza NR, Veríssimo MT, Martins RA. Effects of long-term multicomponent exercise on health-related quality of life in older adults with type 2 diabetes: evidence from a cohort study. Qual Life Res 2017; 26:2117-2127. [PMID: 28303367 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1543-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To establish the effect of a long-term multicomponent exercise (LTMEX) intervention (24 months) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS This longitudinal retrospective cohort study analyzes the effects of a supervised LTMEX program on HRQoL in older adults with T2D (n = 279). Participants underwent one of two conditions: LTMEX (n = 241) trained three times per week; and unchanged lifestyle-the control group (CO; n = 38). Participants completed baseline, and 2-year follow-up evaluations including the Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36), anthropometric, hemodynamic components, and cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2 peak). RESULTS LTMEX improves HRQoL, specifically physical functioning (P < 0.001), general health (P < 0.05), vitality (P < 0.001), mental health (MH; P < 0.05), physical component score (P < 0.001), mental component score (P < 0.001), and total SF-36 (P < 0.001). LTMEX group also decreased body weight (BW; P < 0.005), waist circumference (WC; P < 0.001), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR; P < 0.001), and systolic blood pressure (SBP; P < 0.001), and increased VO2 peak (P < 0.001). CO group increased WC (P = 0.012), BMI (P = 0.024), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR; P = 0.003) and SBP (P < 0.001), and decreased vitality (P < 0.001) and MH (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS A LTMEX intervention improves physical and mental HRQoL in older adults with T2D, and also anthropometric, hemodynamic profile, and cardiorespiratory fitness.
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- Estádio Universitário de Coimbra, Pavilhão 3, 3000, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Estádio Universitário de Coimbra, Pavilhão 3, 3000, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Estádio Universitário de Coimbra, Pavilhão 3, 3000, Coimbra, Portugal
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Klijs B, Mendes de Leon CF, Kibele EU, Smidt N. Do social relations buffer the effect of neighborhood deprivation on health-related quality of life? Results from the LifeLines Cohort Study. Health Place 2017; 44:43-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gouveia ÉRQ, Gouveia BR, Ihle A, Kliegel M, Maia JA, I Badia SB, Freitas DL. Correlates of health-related quality of life in young-old and old-old community-dwelling older adults. Qual Life Res 2017; 26:1561-1569. [PMID: 28110442 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1502-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed (1) to examine the role of potential correlates of HRQoL in a large representative sample of older adults, and (2) to investigate whether the relationships between HRQoL and potential factors differ as a function of HRQoL component (physical vs. mental) and/or age cohort (young-old vs. old-old). METHODS This cross-sectional study included 802 older adults aged 60-79 years old. HRQoL was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire. Functional fitness was assessed using the Senior Fitness Test. Physical activity was measured via the Baecke questionnaire. Demographic information, mental and health features were obtained through questionnaires. RESULTS A multiple regression analysis showed that BMI (β = -0.15, p = 0.001), body strength (β = 0.21, p < 0.001), aerobic endurance (β = 0.29, p < 0.001), physical activity (β = 0.11, p = 0.007), depressive symptoms (β = -0.19, p < 0.001), falls (β = -0.19, p < 0.001), and living alone (β = -0.16, p < 0.001) were all significantly related to HRQoL-SF-36 total score. The positive relation with aerobic endurance was significantly higher for the physical component of HRQoL, while the negative relation with living alone was significantly higher for the mental component. The positive relation of HRQoL with physical activity was significantly higher in old-old compared to young-old adults. CONCLUSION This data suggest that body composition, functional fitness, psycho-social factors, and falls are important correlates of HRQoL in old age. There are HRQoL-component and age-cohort differences regarding these correlates, underlying the need for specific strategies at the community level to promote HRQoL in older adults.
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- Élvio R Quintal Gouveia
- Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal.
- Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Saint Joseph of Cluny Higher School of Nursing, Funchal, Portugal
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- Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss National Center of Competences in Research LIVES-Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss National Center of Competences in Research LIVES-Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- CIFI2D, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Exact Sciences and Engineering Faculty and Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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Saeed BII, Yawson AE, Nguah S, Agyei-Baffour P, Emmanuel N, Ayesu E. Effect of socio-economic factors in utilization of different healthcare services among older adult men and women in Ghana. BMC Health Serv Res 2016; 16:390. [PMID: 27530687 PMCID: PMC4987977 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1661-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The older adult population is increasing all over the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, due to poverty and low policy coverage, older adults are not well catered for. The effect of socio-economic inequality in the use of healthcare services among older adult men and women in Ghana was investigated in this paper. METHODS The data employed in the study were drawn from Global Ageing and Adult Health survey SAGE Wave 1 Ghana and was based on the design for the World Health Survey 2003, SAGE Wave 0, Ghana. The survey was conducted in 2007-2008 and collected data on socio-economic characteristics and other variables of the 5573 individuals interviewed. RESULTS Using generalized logit model, the study found that health status is a very strong determinant of the type of healthcare services preferred by older adults Ghanaians. Men with higher income preferred the private health facilities, while those who completed tertiary education, those with health insurance and those who self-rated their health as very bad, bad or moderate preferred public facility. Self-employed men and those in informal employment, preferred other health facilities outside the formal public health service. Women with primary and secondary education, preferred the private health facilities. Women with health insurance, those in middle and upper class income quintiles or those with self-rated bad and moderate health status or being relatively younger preferred the public facility to other health services. Self-employed women and those in informal employment preferred traditional treatment. In Ghana, there are important socio-economic gradients in the use of some healthcare services. In both sexes, those without insurance and rural residents preferred the pharmacy and traditional treatment. CONCLUSION These differences may be due to socio-economic inequities but could also indicate that the existing health facilities are not always used in an optimal way. Patient factors may be equally important as supply factors in explaining the differential use of health services. The public health systems in Ghana still have a major role in improving the health of older adults. National commitments in providing basic essential infrastructure and personnel to health centres for the citizenry is imperative. Policy readjustment of the national health insurance scheme to make it truly accessible to the aged is essential.
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- B I I Saeed
- Mathematics and Statistics Department, Kumasi Polytechnic, Kumasi, Ghana.
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- Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana
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- Paediatric Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Determinants of Quality of Life in Ageing Populations: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Finland, Poland and Spain. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159293. [PMID: 27434374 PMCID: PMC4951007 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose To comprehensively identify the determinants of quality of life (QoL) in a population study sample of persons aged 18–50 and 50+. Methods In this observational, cross-sectional study, QoL was measured with the WHOQOL-AGE, a brief instrument designed to measure QoL in older adults. Eight hierarchical regression models were performed to identify determinants of QoL. Variables were entered in the following order: Sociodemographic; Health Habits; Chronic Conditions; Health State description; Vision and Hearing; Social Networks; Built Environment. In the final model, significant variables were retained. The final model was re-run using data from the three countries separately. Results Complete data were available for 5639 participants, mean age 46.3 (SD 18.4). The final model accounted for 45% of QoL variation and the most relevant contribution was given by sociodemographic data (particularly age, education level and living in Finland: 17.9% explained QoL variation), chronic conditions (particularly depression: 4.6%) and a wide and rich social network (4.6%). Other determinants were presence of disabling pain, learning difficulties and visual problems, and living in usable house that is perceived as non-risky. Some variables were specifically associated to QoL in single countries: age in Poland, alcohol consumption in Spain, angina in Finland, depression in Spain, and self-reported sadness both in Finland and Poland, but not in Spain. Other were commonly associated to QoL: smoking status, bodily aches, being emotionally affected by health problems, good social network and home characteristics. Conclusions Our results highlight the importance of modifiable determinants of QoL, and provide public health indications that could support concrete actions at country level. In particular, smoking cessation, increasing the level of physical activity, improving social network ties and applying universal design approach to houses and environmental infrastructures could potentially increase QoL of ageing population.
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Tessari AA, Giehl MWC, Schneider IJC, González-Chica DA. Anthropometric measures change and quality of life in elderly people: a longitudinal population-based study in Southern Brazil. Qual Life Res 2016; 25:3057-3066. [PMID: 27321548 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-016-1330-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze the effects of anthropometric measures change on quality of life (QoL) in elderly, using measured anthropometric data on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). METHOD Population-based cohort study investigating a sample of elderly (≥60) assessed in 2009 (n = 1705) and followed up in 2013 (n = 1197). QoL was evaluated in 2013 using the CASP-19. Variables evaluated as exposure including BMI and WC in 2009 (both standardized), categories of anthropometric measures change from 2009 to 2013 (excess weight = BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2; large WC = top quartile), and the absolute BMI and WC change in same period. Multivariate linear regressions adjusted for possible confounding factors and mediators were used. RESULTS Both BMI and WC at baseline were associated with lower QoL scores, even after adjustment for confounding variables (β BMI = -0.9; 95 % CI -1.5; -0.3 and β WC = -1.0; 95 % CI -1.7; -0.4). Additionally, QoL scores were lower among elderly with excess weight (β = -1.4; 95 % CI -2.9; 0.0) or large WC (β = -3.3; 95 % CI -5.2; -1.4) in both waves than among those whose BMI and WC were always normal, but changes in anthropometric measures did not affect QoL. The presence of chronic diseases was a partial mediator of these associations, especially for effects of BMI change. Anthropometric measures change treated as a continuous variable was not associated with QoL. CONCLUSIONS Having excess weight and large WC in both waves was associated with lower QoL scores in elderly, but changing the anthropometric measures did not affect this outcome. Maintaining weight and WC within normal limits during aging can help to preserve QoL.
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- Ana Aparecida Tessari
- Post-graduation Program in Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 173, Dina Calixto Street, House 2, 88037320, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Post-graduation Program in Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Stefanick ML, Brunner RL, Leng X, Limacher MC, Bird CE, Garcia DO, Hogan PE, LaMonte MJ, Mackey RH, Johnson KC, LaCroix A, Robinson JG, Seguin RA, Tindle HA, Wassertheil-Smoller S. The Relationship of Cardiovascular Disease to Physical Functioning in Women Surviving to Age 80 and Above in the Women's Health Initiative. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2016; 71 Suppl 1:S42-53. [PMID: 26858324 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is highly prevalent at ages 80 and above. The association of physical functioning (PF), a key to an optimal aging trajectory, with CVD and specific CVD diagnosis in women who survive to age 80 and above has not been described previously and has important public health significance given our aging population. METHODS Women's Health Initiative participants aged 80 years or older at the time of self-reporting PF (RAND SF-36) were studied in relationship to CVD diagnosis, whether present at study baseline (1993-1998) or diagnosed during follow-up through 2012. Cross-sectional analyses utilized demographic, medical, lifestyle, and psycho-social questionnaire data from baseline or updated at the time of self-reported PF. RESULTS Among 27,145 older Women's Health Initiative participants, 22.0% (N = 5,959) had been diagnosed with CVD, specifically: 11.3% (N = 3,071) with coronary heart disease; 4.7% (N = 1,279), stroke; 5.2% (N = 1,397), venous thromboembolism; 2.7% (N = 737), peripheral arterial disease; and 2.7% (N = 725), congestive heart failure. PF scores (mean ± SE) were significantly (p < .0001) higher without CVD (60.0 ± 26.9), compared with any CVD (47.9 ± 27.3), and for each specific CVD diagnosis: coronary heart disease (48.8 ± 27.1); stroke (44.8 ± 27.9); venous thromboembolism (48.9 ± 27.4); peripheral arterial disease (41.9 ± 2.2); and congestive heart failure (38.8 ± 26.1). Regardless of CVD diagnosis, higher PF was associated with: younger age at the time of PF assessment; lower body mass index; higher recreational physical activity; better self-reported general health; fewer hip fractures after age 55; no history of arthritis; and no recent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. CONCLUSIONS Older women with any CVD, and particularly women with congestive heart failure or peripheral arterial disease, reported significantly lower PF compared to women with no CVD. Regardless of CVD diagnosis, higher PF was strongly associated with a more active lifestyle and lower body mass index, suggesting potential intervention targets for more optimal aging.
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- Marcia L Stefanick
- Department of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center and Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, California.
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo - SUNY, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis
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- Department of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithica, New York
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- Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Tseng MY, Liang J, Shyu YIL, Wu CC, Cheng HS, Chen CY, Yang SF. Effects of interventions on trajectories of health-related quality of life among older patients with hip fracture: a prospective randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2016; 17:114. [PMID: 26936194 PMCID: PMC4776406 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-0958-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been used to assess subjects’ prognosis and recovery following hip fracture. However, evidence is mixed regarding the effectiveness of interventions to improve HRQoL of elders with hip fracture. The purposes of this study were to identify distinct HRQoL trajectories and to evaluate the effects of two care models on these trajectories over 12 months following hip-fracture surgery. Methods For this secondary analysis, data came from a randomized controlled trial of subjects with hip fracture receiving three treatment care models: interdisciplinary care (n = 97), comprehensive care (n = 91), and usual care (n = 93). Interdisciplinary care consisted of geriatric consultation, discharge planning, and 4 months of in-home rehabilitation. Comprehensive care consisted of interdisciplinary care plus management of malnutrition and depressive symptoms, fall prevention, and 12 months of in-home rehabilitation. Usual care included only in-hospital rehabilitation and occasional discharge planning, without geriatric consultation and in-home rehabilitation. Mental and physical HRQoL were measured at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge by the physical component summary scale (PCS) and mental component summary scale (MCS), respectively, of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36, Taiwan version. Latent class growth modeling was used to identify PCS and MCS trajectories and to evaluate how they were affected by the interdisciplinary and comprehensive care models. Results We identified three quadratic PCS trajectories: poor PCS (n = 103, 36.6 %), moderate PCS (n = 96, 34.2 %), and good PCS (n = 82, 29.2 %). In contrast, we found three linear MCS trajectories: poor MCS (n = 39, 13.9 %), moderate MCS (n = 84, 29.9 %), and good MCS (n = 158, 56.2 %). Subjects in the comprehensive care and interdisciplinary care groups were more likely to experience a good PCS trajectory (b = 0.99, odds ratio [OR] = 2.69, confidence interval [CI] = 7.24–1.00, p = 0.049, and b = 1.32, OR = 3.75, CI = 10.53–1.33, p = 0.012, respectively) than those who received usual care. However, neither care model improved MCS. Conclusions The interdisciplinary and comprehensive care models improved recovery from hip fracture by increasing subjects’ odds for following a trajectory of good physical functioning after hospitalization. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01350557)
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- Ming-Yueh Tseng
- Department of Nursing, Meiho University, 23 Pingguang Road, Neipu, Pingtung, 91202, Taiwan.
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- School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, M3007 SPH II, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. .,Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, M3007 SPH II, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan District, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan. .,Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan District, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.
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- Traumatological Division, Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin Street, Guishan District, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin Street, Guishan District, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan.
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- Section of General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin Street, Guishan District, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan.
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan District, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.
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Shrira A, Zaslavsky O, LaCroix AZ, Seguin R, Post S, Tindle H, Hingle M, Woods N, Cochrane B, Garcia L, Schnall E, Rillamas-Sun E, Palgi Y. Global quality of life modifies terminal change in physical functioning among older adult women. Age Ageing 2015; 44:520-4. [PMID: 25380594 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND the factors that moderate decline in physical functioning as death approaches are understudied. This study aimed to assess death-related decline in global quality of life (QoL) and physical functioning and to test whether baseline QoL moderates terminal decline in physical functioning. METHODS four thousand six hundred and fifty-one decedents from the Women's Health Initiative Study (WHI) rated QoL and physical functioning each year throughout 5 years of follow-up. RESULTS both QoL and physical functioning showed a steeper decline as a function of years to death than as a function of chronological age. Moreover, decedents with higher QoL at baseline showed a less steep decline in physical functioning as death approached than those with lower QoL at baseline. CONCLUSION although QoL strongly decreases across the terminal years, its beneficial influence on physical functioning is evident till the very end of life.
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- Amit Shrira
- Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Public Health Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
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- College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Center for Medical Humanities, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Division of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA, USA
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Public Health Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Kwon SC, Wyatt LC, Kranick JA, Islam NS, Devia C, Horowitz C, Trinh-Shevrin C. Physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and health-related quality of life among older Chinese, Hispanics, and Blacks in New York City. Am J Public Health 2015; 105 Suppl 3:S544-52. [PMID: 25905844 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We explored the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and adequate physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake among racial/ethnic minority groups aged 60 years or older living in New York City (NYC). METHODS Survey data from 2009 to 2012 targeted minority groups in NYC ethnic enclaves; we analyzed 3594 individuals (Blacks, Hispanics, and Chinese) aged 60 years or older. Descriptive statistics were run; unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression evaluated the relationship of HRQOL with PA and F&V intake. RESULTS Hispanics were most likely to engage in sufficient PA and eat recommended F&Vs and had significantly worse HRQOL. After multivariable adjustment, significant associations were found between PA and self-reported health, activity limitation and physical health days for all groups, and PA and mental health days for Hispanics. Significant associations were found between F&V intake and physical health days for Hispanics and F&V intake and self-reported health for Chinese. CONCLUSIONS Findings indicated variations between HRQOL and PA by racial/ethnic subgroup. Despite being highly insured, recommendations for PA and F&V intake were not met. There is a need to promote healthy living behaviors among aging NYC racial/ethnic populations.
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- Simona C. Kwon, Laura C. Wyatt, Julie A. Kranick, Nadia S. Islam, and Chau Trinh-Shevrin are with the Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Carlos Devia is with Bronx Health REACH, New York. Carol Horowitz is with the Department of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
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Heesch KC, van Gellecum YR, Burton NW, van Uffelen JGZ, Brown WJ. Physical activity, walking, and quality of life in women with depressive symptoms. Am J Prev Med 2015; 48:281-91. [PMID: 25595606 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) has a positive association with health-related quality of life (HRQL) in the general population. The association between PA and HRQL in those with poor mental health is less clear. PURPOSE To examine the concurrent and prospective dose-response relationships between total PA (TPA) and walking only with HRQL in women aged 50-55 years with depressive symptoms in 2001. METHODS Participants were 1,904 women born in 1946-1951 who completed mailed surveys for the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health in 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2010, and reported depressive symptoms in 2001. At each time point, they reported their weekly minutes of walking, moderate PA, and vigorous PA. A summary TPA score was created that accounted for differences in energy expenditure among the three PA types. Mixed models were used to examine associations between TPA and HRQL (short form-36 [SF-36] component and subscale scores) and between walking and HRQL, for women who reported walking as their only PA. Analyses were conducted in 2013-2014. RESULTS Concurrently, higher levels of TPA and walking were associated with better HRQL (p<0.05). The strongest associations were found for physical functioning, vitality, and social functioning subscales. In prospective models, associations were attenuated, yet compared with women doing no TPA or walking, women doing "sufficient" TPA or walking had significantly better HRQL over time for most SF-36 scales. CONCLUSIONS This study extends previous work by demonstrating trends between both TPA and walking and HRQL in women reporting depressive symptoms.
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- Kristiann C Heesch
- Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation and the School of Public Health and Social Work, QLD, Australia; The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies and Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies and Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies and Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies and Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Victoria University, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies and Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Brody LR, Stokes LR, Dale SK, Kelso GA, Cruise RC, Weber KM, Burke-Miller JK, Cohen MH. Gender Roles and Mental Health in Women With and at Risk for HIV. PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY 2014; 38:311-326. [PMID: 25492991 DOI: 10.1177/0361684314525579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Predominantly low-income and African American women from the same community, HIV-infected (n = 100; HIV+) and uninfected (n = 42; HIV-), were assessed on reported gender roles in sexual and other close relationships-including levels of self-silencing, unmitigated communion, and sexual relationship power-at a single recent study visit during 2008-2012. Recent gender roles were investigated in relation to depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life assessed both at a single visit during 2008-2012 and averaged over semiannual visits (for depressive symptoms) and annual visits (for quality of life) occurring between 1994 and 2012. Compared to HIV- women, HIV+ women reported significantly higher levels of several aspects of self-silencing, unmitigated communion, and multi-year averaged depressive symptoms as well as lower levels of sexual relationship power and recent and multi-year averaged quality of life. For both HIV+ and HIV- women, higher self-silencing and unmitigated communion significantly related to recent or multi-year averaged higher depressive symptoms and lower quality of life. Intervention strategies designed to increase self-care and self-advocacy in the context of relationships could potentially minimize depressive symptoms and enhance quality of life in women with and at risk for HIV.
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- Leslie R Brody
- Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA ; School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Rush University and Cook County Health & Hospital System, Chicago, IL, USA
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Effect of changes in moderate or vigorous physical activity on changes in health-related quality of life of elderly British women over seven years. Qual Life Res 2012; 22:2011-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0332-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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